


Personal Demon

by Cupcakemolotov



Series: come alive [38]
Category: The Vampire Diaries (TV)
Genre: Alternate Universe, Canon-Typical Violence, Demon!Klaus, Demons, F/M, Human!Reporter Caroline, Mythical Beings & Creatures, discussion of religion, discussion of sex
Language: English
Status: In-Progress
Published: 2018-04-28
Updated: 2018-04-28
Packaged: 2019-04-28 20:18:27
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Chapters: 2
Words: 5,077
Publisher: archiveofourown.org
Story URL: https://archiveofourown.org/works/14456955
Author URL: https://archiveofourown.org/users/Cupcakemolotov/pseuds/Cupcakemolotov
Summary: Chaos Demons were the last thing a good reporter should get involved with. Yet, he keeps showing up. Her ancestors were really  not going to like this.





	1. Chapter 1

**Author's Note:**

  * For [melsbels](https://archiveofourown.org/users/melsbels/gifts).



> kc + MONSTER KLAUS and journalist caroline known for investigating the bizarre :)))

The apartment was dark and dank, and it smelled faintly of old beer and fish. Wrinkling her nose in distaste, she glared at the broad back of the man digging through her purse.

“This place is disgusting.”

A pair of amused blue eyes glanced back at her, and she kept her face set in mulish lines. She was lucky her throbbing ankle was enough of distraction, because complete and utter dick-waffle or not he was a stupidly attractive one that her body liked.

Most Chaos Demon’s were delicious, after all.

“It’s not supposed to be romantic, love.”

She rolled her eyes. “Oh, is this where you leave the bodies until they can be disposed? It certainly smells like it.”

An arched brow, a gorgeous smirk, and he was back to digging through her purse.

“Would it help if I knew what you were looking for?”

“Your recorder didn’t have the SIM card.”

Nope, that was tucked in her bra. She’d hidden it when it became apparent the wendigos were going to actually attack and she needed to run. She was pretty sure her camera man had made it, since he’d basically abandoned her when her heel had snapped.

Which was why her ankle felt like she’d lit it on fire, but there was no way in hell she was going to complain about that until she was at home. She supposed she should’ve been nicer due to whole being rescued thing, but since she was twenty percent certain Klaus had set the wendigos on her in the first place…

“Maybe it fell out.”

A flat, disbelieving look and she smiled at him. Those fascinating eyes that were constantly shifting colors narrowed and she watched him scan her carefully. If he’d wanted her to be helpful, he shouldn’t have put her on this couch. She was going to have to thrown this jeans out, which sucked. Jeans that made her ass look this fabulous deserved better than a garbage heap.

“Caroline, someone was very interested in keeping whatever you found out of the press.”

She widened her eyes. “Is that why they tried to kill me?”

Instead of irritation, that indulgent amusement was back on his face. “I admire your guts, sweetheart, and I’m certainly appreciative of the chaos you leave in your wake, but your going to loose that pretty head of yours and then we’re will you be?”

“Dead, obviously.”

His smile was panty wetting hot. “If you’re lucky.”

His words, not so much.

Caroline held that gaze. “I’m a big girl. My job is to ferret out information. That your side of the city is full of such nonsense is alarming, but it keeps me employed. I also like my head where it is and I don’t like your suggestion that am reckless in what I publish.”

His tongue swiped across his lower lip. “Really? The doppleganger problem?”

“If I didn’t print it, Lockwood would’ve and he’d have embellished it. I gave it facts, and limited the fallout. You should thank me.”

“Silas?”

“A wanna-be god with a cult following. I thought you ate him?”

Now he was glowering and she glared back.

“Where is the SIM card?”

Lying to a demon was bloody impossible with words. They had a stupid internal lie detector that never failed. But sometimes you could lie with your body, if you were very, very careful. Holding his gaze, she shrugged a single shoulder.

Klaus snarled, the sound doing anything but frightening her. “I should peel you out of those clothes and do a body cavity search.”

Caroline narrowed her eyes. “I’d find your precious alter, murder your priest even if I felt bad about it and burn your temple down.”

He leaned forward, breath mingling with hers. “Aiming for a ticket to hell love?”

“Please, I was defending the plane from a choas demon. My gods of choice would never convict me?”

A curl of his lips. “A pity. Some day, we must discuss your diety of choice, as I’d be willing to catch your soul, show you some sights. I bet your delicious.”

The hint of a purr in his voice stirred the first of flush of arousal through her blood. Cheeks warm, she bared her teeth. “I’m not telling you were the SIM card is.”

His gaze lowered to her breasts, and he exhaled roughly as he stood. “Well, sweetheart, if that’s how you feel, I suppose there isn’t much I can do.”

She eyed him suspiciously. “Where are you going?”

He paused in front of a mirror that had gone black. “To locate a wrap for that ankle and to pack a bag. If you aren’t smart enough to keep from involving yourself, it seems I need to spend some time on your couch. As you said, I should thank you for the way you try to minimize the damage done to my people in the media. We’d hate for Lockwood to take over.”

Caroline added traveling through mirrors as part of his skill set and scowled. He’d disappeared, leaving her in this pit of a hideout. That ass.


	2. Part 2

Caroline wrapped her arms tightly around the tree she was clinging to, bare toes digging into the rough bark of a branch. Each scrabble of claws on the tree below her sent a shot of adrenaline rocketing through her veins, and she tried to ignore the tickle of her hair that could’ve been spider webs. Firmly, she reminded herself that werewolves couldn’t climb trees. At least, not far enough up to bite her.

It would be hours yet before they changed back into human shaped monsters, instead of the four legged ones. As a rule, she didn’t have a problem with the supernatural on a personal level. Her best friend was a witch, and a very firm disciple of Hecate. Hell, Caroline had made even stranger friends since moving into her current city of residence. Enzo had never actually confirmed he was human, Caroline had suspicions, and Tyler was a werewolf. Katerina was a vampire who was probably plotting to take over the world. Then there was whatever this mess with Klaus was…

She pushed that last thought away firmly. Park Rangers would be here an hour or so after dawn, and if she was exceptionally lucky, they’d come upon the pack before they tried to climb up after her once they had thumbs again. She doubted they’d take her shouting down an apology very well, even though this entire state of affairs was hardly her fault. But being a monster didn’t mean being monstrous, and while Caroline was a big believer is calling things what they were, she was willing to hold onto a little hope.

Another hard body slammed into the trunk and she ground her teeth, as the tree swayed. She’d picked the first tree she could feasibly climb in her skirt, but she was regretting that choice now. She was regretting a lot of her choices right then. She’d known that something was off with her boss, he’d been a little cagey about her assignments. Nervous ever since Tyler had made that crack about her smelling like a demon.

That had rankled, because Caroline had finally managed to kick Klaus out a few weeks ago. It wasn’t that she doubted her co-workers nose, she just didn’t like the implication of the lingering scent. Particularly when Enzo had bribed her into a personal conversation she’d have preferred to avoid at all costs with donuts.

The sneak.

_“Chaos demons aren’t know for sharing, gorgeous.”_

_She bit into glorious dough, chocolate with sprinkles, while she glared mulishly at him. Enzo was unphased, sipping his coffee with a too cheerful smile. Running her tongue over her teeth, she scowled. “You’re dating his sister, who is a harpy.”_

_“Half-sister, and I like her mean. The wings add some panache to the bedroom. She’s a possessive little thing, but even she’s easy going compared to her brother. You kicked him out what, a month ago? Rumor mill says you’ve been coming in early to get ready, that you got rid of all your mirrors.”_

_The donut didn’t want to go down and she coughed violently, eyes narrowed in warning even as they watered. “Gossip is rude.”_

_“Gossip is lifeblood around here. Look, I just want you to be careful, okay? Lord knows this is a fucked up world and having some muscle around won’t do you any harm, but I think we both know it’s a bit more complicated than that.”_

_Caroline stared at him with flat eyes. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”_

_Enzo rolled his eyes, but offered her a second donut. “Sure, you don’t. Be careful, gorgeous. Demons don’t let go of things. They play games with more layers than any other creature, and that particular one is shaping up to be a power.”_

She’d taken the donut. She knew Enzo was right, that Klaus was dangerous. Chaos demons were a mixed bag of power, and she’d never been able to pin exactly where he stood. He was devoted to Rebekah, made the rare comment about a few other family members he’d locked away in their own personal hells, and he carried the scent of heated stone when he was particularly riled.

She’d seen him riled more times than she was comfortable admitting. A few times, it’d even been accidental. The problem was that she didn’t know what he wanted with her.

Caroline could’ve probably avoided him, might have even managed to outlast him so that interest turned to boredom, if she hadn’t kissed him.

Pressing her forehead against the rough bark, she cursed herself for the hundredth time. She hadn’t even been that drunk. Just tipsy enough to be careless, to laugh too freely. Things were a little blurred due to the drinks she’d consumed after, but she’d definitely initiated.

The taste of his tongue had lingered. Not even the lighter fluid disguised as vodka had washed him out of her mouth. She’d woken with the worst hangover she’d had since her senior year in college, spent the day hugging her toilet and honestly considering death, but she’d still remembered his hands on her back, her ass.

The careful nip along her lower lip.

She’d ripped out the mirrors as soon as she could stand without emptying her guts.

Caroline then proceeded to bury herself at work. She hadn’t seen so much as a wiff of Klaus since the bar, and it’d been a relief. She didn’t know exactly what she’d expected from him, a kiss could be interpreted as many things, an invitation being one. She’d no doubt that Klaus was the type to take advantage of an opening in her defenses, but she refused to sit around and fret while she waited for the other shoe to drop.

So when the werewolf story had dropped in her lap she’d accepted the lead without too many questions, needing something to fill her time. But now it looked like her boss had set her up. It hadn’t taken her long to put the pieces together, trolls were always a terrible sign, and she’d tried to bolt. All that had gotten her was a bump on the head and aching ribs.

Caroline had been pretty sure they’d deliberated turning her into a variety of jellies, and she’d never felt such kinship with Bilbo Baggins before. Her terror had changed pretty quickly to unease, when one of the trolls had freaked out. She’d never seen trolls panic. She hadn’t even known that was a possibility. It’d have been amusing under pretty much any other circumstance, and the last clear mental image she had was on a big, meaty fist coming towards her face.

The next thing she’d known, she was waking up in the local park, and her face ached. She’d climbed to her feet, carefully poking her cheekbone and jaw, when she’d heard the first howl. That was when she realized where she was and panicked herself. It was the bloody full moon, and the trolls were trying to clean up their mess.

Now she was in a tree.

Another body slammed below her and Caroline bit her lip to silence her whimper. She was sorely tempted to pray, but religion was a finicky beast. Her altar of choice was more ancestral than a particular devotion to a god, regardless of what Klaus thought. She’d never attempted to enlighten him. Caroline wasn’t fond of the idea of entering servitude to anyone, and some of the gods were demanding. Better to call upon blood, who actually had an investment in keeping you alive, than someone who saw you at best as an interesting pawn.

The problem with ancestors was they could be finicky shits, and calling on help was usually frowned upon. Her grandma’s tendency to lecture hadn’t improved once she’d died. And if the state of her altar post-hangover had spoken on her dead-family’s thoughts on her kissing a demon, they’d probably ignore her anyway.

It had apparently been okay for her to let him protect her during that whole wendigo mess, when he’d taken over her couch and made a nuisance of himself. Cooking pancakes on the weekends, leaving warm meals in her oven those late nights she’d spent following leads. Her frustration at how easily he’d fit himself into her life had been mostly at herself for allowing it.

But kissing him? Cracking the door to an opening of her soul? That had gotten her squarely on the Ancestral shit list.

Thank whatever gods favored her that her mother thought the ancestral prayers were nonsense. Because if Liz Forbes had found out that her daughter had swapped spit with a chaos demon, she wouldn’t be satisfied with yelling at her over the phone. Figuring out how to keep her mother from trying to kill Klaus in that situation would be a nightmare.

She didn’t know what to think about the knot in her chest, knowing that her mom could possibly succeed. Or who it was for. Her mom? Klaus? The bargain she’d be forced to strike to keep her mom safe? All of that was going to be a moot point if she didn’t live past tonight.

Caroline bit out a series of curses as another wolf tried and failed to scrabble up the slick bark. Her bruised hands hurt as she tightened her grip, and she grimaced. Bump on her head, bruised face and hands, and she could feel the scraps on her knees and one calf. God, she hoped she wasn’t bleeding. That would just be a cherry on top of her steaming pile of suck.

No phone. No mace. No way of getting down.

She fucking hated trolls.

Taking a deep, centering breath Caroline started organizing her mental lists, anything to distract her from death circling below. The most important being who she was going to make pay for this mess. Her dad’s mom has always warned her she’d end up as a terrible vengeance demon if she kept up her grudges, and right then, she’d be okay with that. For starters, she was going to punch Atticus in the face, boss or not. It’d be worth the HR writeup, as she was pretty sure setting reporters up to be a delicious bone jam in the middle of a troll sandwich also counted as a violation. Nowhere in her disclaimer forms did Death by Boss come up.

Another wolf lunged, scrabbling up within feet of her before slowly sliding back down. Caroline screamed in pure frustration, the short, sharp sound echoing loudly. The wolves howled, voices lifting in song, and she glanced up at the next branch, to see if it was worth the extra distance. If she fell from higher than twelve feet, she’d likely die, but better to die on impact than be conscious and torn apart.

Trembling from a fear of heights she’d never verbally admit to, she reached for the next branch and paused when the wolves went hunting quiet. Caroline cursed quietly. If the trolls had decided to show up after all she’d be completely fucked.

Setting her jaw, Caroline peered down into the surrounding woods and almost swallowed her tongue when Klaus walked into her line of sight. She bit down hard on her lip, fingers white-knuckled as she realized he’d hadn’t bothered maintaining his human shape. His eyes were luminous in the dark, the multifaceted colors unreadable. His skin glowed faintly in the moonlight, curls threaded with gold.

But it was the wings that stretched out behind him, wide and a black so dark they absorbed the light around them, that jolted through her like electricity.

She tasted blood, muffling her gasp.

Wings were bad. Wings meant power. Wings were a basket of trouble she really, really wanted to avoid, but probably wasn’t going to get a chance too. Because with his power in the air, wolves slinking low to the ground with violence in their eyes, she could almost taste him on her tongue. A heartbeat later, he lifted his eyes to where she was hiding and smiled, dimples creasing his cheeks in a way that left her stomach clenching.

“What,” she ground out, when he continued to ignore the wolves and watch her instead. “Are you doing here?”

A low, vicious snarl, and his gaze finally moved to the werewolves. “I’ll be with you in a moment sweetheart.”

It hurt to roll her eyes, and so she glared at him instead. Anything was better than admitting the relief she felt at seeing him. Klaus Mikaelson was a demon. He was not safe. He’d offered to catch her soul more than once, watched her with desire in his eyes, and she was pretty sure selling your soul to a devil was a terrible life choice. Particularly, when she was very attached to leaving her soul right where it was.

But all of that could be dealt with once she’d gotten out of the tree. Jaw clenched, she kept her mouth shut as she watched Klaus stare down the wolves who’d been trying so frantically reach her. There was something potent about him like this, glowing with power, and Caroline told herself firmly that anyone with a pulse would be tempted to touch.

That was the allure of chaos, after all.

She worried her lip as she watched the indecipherable, silent conversation taking place beneath her. Her human brain marked it as some serious posturing, and she promised herself to research Werewolf Communication 101. Maybe the local colleges had classes as part of their Environmental Studies or a Natural Resource Management classes. She was pretty sure she remembered reading something about a boycott and a banshee.

Caroline really didn’t know how she felt about it when the wolves slunk away to become quiet, murderous shadows. Nails digging into the bark, she promised herself cabs for the near future. First wendigos and now trolls and werewolves. She was going to jump at shadows for weeks.

God, she’d hoped those rumors of dragons were just that, rumors. She’d no more of an intention of being cooked than she did of being mauled to death.

“You know, Caroline, I find you in the most fascinating of places,” Klaus drawled as he walked to the base of her hiding place, fingers tracing the new scarring.  His jaw tightened, and she winced, as those glowing eyes returned to her face. “It’s almost as if you have a death wish.”

She didn’t like that edge of arrogance and judgement in her tone. She’d been doing her job.

“How was I supposed to know trolls would be involved? Or that they liked to use one of the local packs to clean up for them?”

Both of his brows arched, and his voice was deceptively mild when he spoke. “Trolls?”

Her mouth opened and then snapped shut, weight shifting uneasily. Peering down at him, she swallowed carefully. “So, if you didn’t know about the trolls, why are you here, exactly? Taking a stroll? Hoping to find a few rodents of unusual size? I hear the fire swamp is that way. Maybe a bog or two.”

“Come out of the tree, Caroline.”

She shivered at the blade in his voice. “Yeah, no.”

A glittering glance from beneath his lashes. “Do you imagine I won’t come up?”

She pointed at his wings. “Not with those you won’t.”

Klaus dimples flashed, something wildly dangerous about the curve of his mouth, and she watched in disbelief as his wings melted away. Her breath hitched in her throat at the casual display of unimaginable power, and she swallowed hard.

“Are we going to do this the easy way or the hard way, Caroline?”

She grimaced. She knew his threat of climbing up after her was hardly idle, but she’d no idea what he thought he’d do once he got up here. Caroline was pretty certain she didn’t want to find out.

“There isn’t an easy way down. I’m in a skirt.”

A shift of his smile, and arousal was a fist in her gut. “Jump. I’ll catch you.”

She didn’t that doubt he could. But she despised him a little for making the offer. Accepting his help on top of whatever had drawn him to the park tonight seemed like a bad, bad idea. She allowed herself one bracing breath, a mental prayer to her favorite grandma, and lowered one foot carefully.

“Tell me, do you enjoy being contrary?”

“Am I annoying you?” Caroline asked as she continued down at a snail’s pace. “Because honestly, your annoyance really isn’t on my list of things to care about tonight.”

“You’re bleeding.”

She paused, cautiously looked down at him. His eyes gaze was glued to her legs, and she swallowed at the rage that turned his eyes golden. She couldn’t deal with a rampaging demon right then, and it would only get worse once he got a good look at her face. Turning to look at the tree, she growled her next sentence deliberately.

“Really? Could you at least make an effort to not look up my skirt?”

Caroline could almost feel the way his eyes dragged a burning line up her body. One of these days, she’d remember that challenging a demon was a terrible idea. Settling on the last branch, she glanced down to decide the best way to drop the last few feet, and gasped when hot hands settled on her hips.

“Let go of the tree.”

The low demand did wicked things to her pulse, and her hands fell away. A moment later, she was being carefully lowered until her bare feet landed on the cool, damp grass. Carefully, she peered over her shoulder and swallowed at the expression on his face.

Those hands of his turned her carefully, fingertips settling beneath her chin to move her bruised face into the moonlight. Klaus was gentle, but her next breath brought the now familiar scent of campfires and heated stone. Underneath that warmth was a hint of something darker, something that lingered even after she’d exhaled him from her lungs.

“Trolls,” he repeated, voice taunt.

“Pretty sure nothing is broken, other than my dignity,” she returned easily, shrugging carefully as she stepped away from the temptation of his hands on her skin. Her tongue snaked across her lips when he remained immobile, the air shimmering against his body.

“You never said what you were doing here.”

His head dipped, gaze boring into hers, and there was very little give in his words. “A pretty little reporter called for me.”

Her heart jumped, panic turning her pulse staccato. Crossing her arms, she stared right back, mouth dry. “You better go find her then. Reporters in trees seems to be turning into an epidemic.”

“Denial isn’t a good luck on you, love.”

She held her ground. “I didn’t call you.”

Klaus moved impossibly closer, the heat of him a brand against her chest and belly. Without her heels, he loomed in a way that was usually impossible. Chin tilting, toes digging into the cool earth, she glared right back.

“Do you imagine I spend my time in this forsaken, ruin of a park? What lingers here is of no interest to me, offers me neither food nor power.”

“I have no idea what you do for kicks. If that involves chasing poor werewolves during the full moon to feel superior, I don’t want to know about it.”

“I felt your terror,” Klaus said dangerously. “Your hurt. I smelled your blood moments after I entered the park. I didn’t need the wolves to find you, not when your soul was a brilliant beacon for me.”

Caroline swallowed harshly. “That’s impossible. I have not invited you in, I have not forsaken my beliefs for you.”

His smile was slow and bladed, dimples a promise of such sin. “You trust me.”

“That’s ridiculous,” she growled. “You’re a chaos demon. You eat souls.”

“Occasionally,” he drawled. “I’m a mite particular about betrayals. And it’s hardly ridiculous, Caroline. I slept on your couch, fed you. You allowed it.”

“I salted my bedroom doorway and windows,” Caroline countered. “I kept sage next to my bed with a lighter, I blessed all the food, and I removed all the mirrors in my home.”

Hands clasped behind his back, Klaus looked at her with fond amusement. “You have put up quite the fight, sweetheart, I’ll give you that. The problem is your soul isn’t in complete agreement with that logical brain of yours.”

“My ancestors…”

Klaus cut her off ruthlessly. “Where are your ancestors right now, Caroline? You are the last of your bloodline through your mother’s line. She had no sisters, you are an only child. Where are they in your defense against the devil who wants to take a slow bite of you?”

She shivered, at the thread of arousal that turned his voice low and rough. Determinedly, Caroline squared her shoulders. “You believe I have no protection, so now what? Do you plan on bargaining with me? Coercion?”

He laughed, the sound low and wicked. “Oh, Caroline, you precious thing. Do you imagine that I’m not aware of your stubbornness? You’d fight me until your death, force me to chase your soul across all the corners of the afterlife to claim you should I be foolish enough to attempt something as trite as force.”

Uneasy, she swiped her tongue across her lips nervously. “Then what is the point of this conversation?”

“Let’s call it a friendly warning,” Klaus said easily, eyes gleaming. “You’re beginning to see the truth of what I am. You were alarmed but not frightened, by my power.”

“I actually found the wings to be terrifying.”

“Only because you wanted to feel them against your skin,” Klaus murmured. His smile widened at her noise of protest and then he straightened. “No, Caroline? I suppose we shall see. I’m most interested in discovering how long your clever mind can hold out against what your soul craves, how long you can ignore the draw between us.”

Wary, because their was a distinct certainty in his voice, Caroline’s eyes narrowed. “What are you talking about?”

“Very few are ever truly seduced by a demon, love. They are offered what their human minds desire, their sins and vices fed until they are bloated on their own carnality. Bargain fulfilled, they pay their price. But a true seduction, it’s a game of souls. And I will have yours.”

“Well, you can’t have it,” she said tightly, nails digging into her palms. “I’ve no intention of belonging to anyone or becoming quick meal.”

He pushed a curl delicately behind her ear, and the intensity of his gaze shook her. “You’re a banquet. A long, luxurious afternoon spent sampling each corner of your soul, never would I confuse your allure with a snack. But you are quite mistaken, Caroline, if you believe I’ve any attention if settling. I will have all of you. And then I will keep you.”

There was something decidedly carnal about his gaze, the way he dragged his eyes down her body. His all of you, it hit her in her chest, settled in the marrow of her bones like a promise. There was no point in denying that he tempted her. Klaus was built as her own personal temptation, and it rattled her at how daunting denying him could become.

His smile said he knew.

“We’ll see about that,” she finally ground out, teeth locked together.

“Hold on to that stubbornness, Caroline. Perhaps it’ll serve you well in the coming weeks.”

Alert, blood a rush in her veins, she narrowed her eyes. “What do you mean?”

His gaze never wavered. “A conversation for another time, I think. I’d offer to carry you out of here, but we both know you’ll argue with me. So instead…”

His fingers closed beneath her elbows, pulled her close enough that her breasts pressed into his chest, her nose brushing against his shirt. A fast inhale, his scent warm and inviting, and the the world shuddered. When she gathered her bearings and he stepped away, she choked a little when she realized she was in her own living room.

“My apartment is warded.”

A quick, hot flash of his eyes and then he sauntered to her front door. “Sleep well, love.”

“You are an unbelievable ass,” Caroline snapped, firsts clenching.

Klaus laughed and opened her door, pausing to raked her with his searing gaze one final time. “Do get those injuries looked at, Caroline. I will hunt your soul, if you die. We still have so much to discuss, particularly that kiss. I think of it often, and what steps need to be taken to repeat it, as soon as I can manage.”

She was left gaping at the door. Nails digging into her palms as her locks engaged, she snarled in frustration. Glaring hotly at her closed door, she fumed, mind frantically trying to grasp what he’d done. Turning on her heel, she headed for a bottle of wine, already plotting how to knock that smug smile off his face.

She was going to get Bonnie to come visit, figure out what kind of portal he’d opened her her living room. Then her witchy best friend was going to help her close it and make it so even evil dust mites couldn’t find a way in.

See how funny Klaus thought her wards were then.


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